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REDS ACTIVE ON BANK OF YANGTSE Tropical Storm Britain Abandons

Legislators May Evacuate Nanking

Nanking. November 30.

Mr. Yen Kuo-fu. Denuty Secretary-General of the Legia. lative Yuan, told the United Press today that a special com. nittee of the Yuan met today to formulate plane to evacuate the legislators if necessary.

L

decision Mr. Yen maid no

Wa made to move

of out Nanking but that plans were being made ready as a precaution.

At the same time an unconfirmed Shanghal report sald that the Executive, Control, Examination and Judicini Yuans

were making evacuation pinna.

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An unofficial" source said air force headquarters personnel been ordered to be transferred to Taiwan within 10 days, leaving a akati on elaff in Nanking.

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The air force headquartere spokesman, however; was not aware of such an order

It was also reported that the naval headquarters may be evacuated to Taiwan, but official contirmation was lacking.— United Press.

Berlin Reds

Form Own City Govt

Berlin, November 30.

European Constitution

Bands Lay Groundwork For Future Crossing

BATTLE FOR PENGPU

Nanking, November 30, Small Communist bands today were reported to be increasing activities on the North and South banks of the Yangtse River, 50 milos East of Nanking, presumably to lay the ground work for future crossing operations.

The official Central News Agency, lifting the curtain on the serious situa- tion on the river banks, reported that Communists two days ago cop- tured the river port, Kuoyanchen, 70 miles East of Nanking and on the North bank of the Yangtse River.

It said, however, that the port was recaptured by Government troops operat-

ing in co-oporation with naval units.

On the South bank, 50 miles ; *******SSIS East of Nanking, increasing Communist activities also were the Chinklang-

In January reported in

Paris, November 29.

| Yangchung-Tanyung triangle,

but Government

forces

SUC-

25 A the up operations.

and Tanyang are Nanking- on the vital

Chinklang

Russian-backed Berlin Com- The five Brussels Pact powers [cessfully conducted mopping- munists established a separate have set January City Government today in up-date for completing a plan for position to the elected anti-a European Constitution, it was Communist administration. learned here todiny.

The Communists nude virtual-

between Eastern Berlin.

Westem

By January 25, it is hoped to

stations

Shanghul rallway. Yangchung ist a port on the South bank of the Yangtze,

The disclosure of Communist

ly complete the peltient divison weld the British "European Cabactivities on both banks worsened et" plan with France's proposals the pleture already darkened by for" "Eurupean Parliament." The 17 delegates representing

A new

muti«Communist Gay-

ernment to administer the West ern sectors of the city-occupied by the US, Britain and France--

in elections will be clusen Sunday,

If

The Russians have forbidden voting in their sector of the city

the Southward advance of a large

Britain, Fenave, Holland, Belgium Communist army from Subsien- und Luxembourg will meet twice hpl region. tomorrow.

It was authoritatively disclos»

ed in London tonight that Britain

he told, the five-power Commit-

Red Columns

and the Communists turve order tee that she favours the inclusionmunist ed their follows to boycoll the of the 10 Marshall all countries Chen Yi joined in rlection.

Outvoterl

Com-in the proposed European Chun-South West munists are not risiting defeat at ell. The British plan for a Eu- earlier two Government

pran Connell was submitted to were

before. the

the ballot boxes this time They called a mass rally for today. with all workers in both Eastern and Western Berlin urged to Jay down their tools at noon to Joi the meeting.

The Communists

were joined

by a few splinter elements from other parties' at the meeting ini

the Soviet sector of the city.

Move For Control

the conference here on Saturday.

between

A member of the Bonelux group-regarded as the "mid- dleman"

Britain and "The Franco-aald today: friendly

and constructive atmosphero la natural feature of the way the talks have be gun."

Central News rald three Com- columns under General the bottle of Suhslen where armles Com-

the

encircled

by munisis.

The agency sald Government warplanes and heavy Armour were being flung into the battle.

U.S. Plan For Evacuation

Nanking, November 30. The United States Embassy this morning implemented a plan drawn up a month ago for evacuating dependants of Embassy and consular officlata from areas threatened by clell war.

An Embassy communique and about 110 dependants of Donsulate. the Embassy and

Nankinn personnel in

and Shanghal will be airlifted by U. 6. Navy plans to Manila, commencing Thursday,

It said: "This action is being takan in consonance with 'pre- ́ vious warnings to Amerloan citizens who hava no COM- pelting reason of remaining that they would be well ad- to areas оf vised to move great safety."-United Press.

Government troops were re- This coincided with the in-

formation parted today to have evacuated

from authoritative Kucheng, the last main rallway sources today that Gentoral Llu town, 20 miles North of Pengpu, Shih has moved his East China ar the battle in Southern An-bandit suppression headquarters swel spread Bouthward towards from Hsuchow to Pengpd, where Nanking.

lo. Is at present directing opera- The latest pro-Government re- tions in the current battle, The rally was called with the Movement pvowed aim of taking decisive | befure it, when it meets on i ports said that with the

ecames for the protection of a February 25 in Brussels, a com- munists pressing their attack in mite ser-apparently a move plets blueprint for a European the Hwal river arta, to the South to gain control of the whole city Constution straw up with East of the elty, Nationalist troops ployed in the Hsuchow area have

The International Council of the Churchill-sponsored. European TAY therefore have

blore the election in the West-full Government support. ein sectors, where about two- thirds of the live.

Deople

Com- Ax General Lu arrived at

-Pengpu, the main force of the Government troops originally de-

under General Li Ylen-nien have embarked on a Southward march

Mr. Winston Churchill is ex-voluntarily given up Kucheng and to join the Pengpu batlle, with of Berlin pectori

to attend the Brussels swung around Southward to in-spear-heads reported to be up- meeting. Heuter.

Įtercept any further Red advance.proaching the Communist-held The Conpmunists denounced_the

Subsien from the North. elected Government arul de÷nd-

Considerable numbers of Man- chunian

that be replaced. Then they

Mr. Jr..)

elected the Friedrichs Ebert, North Atlantic Alliance

Is the son of Germany's first President under the Weimar He- publle,

Ho now is President of the Communist-controlled State Par

ember of the

Da-

Negotiations Delayed

Washington, November 29.

lament of Brandenburg The negotiations for a North Atlantic military alli ance between the United States, Canada and and the Western European Powers are several wooks behind schedule, officials here admitted tonight.

mcratle Union and one of the Lominally non-Communist sip- ments working with the Com- munis controlled Democratic bloc.

The presence of Mr. Ebert and

a few other non-Communists was .characterised by Western authori-

The Weather

AL 0000 GMT (2 m., AKAT) the

Siberian anti-yelone continues to dorite

The Western European powers had spent additional

The Nationalists said

Filling Up

Manila, November 30. The Weather Bureau ad-

visory bulletin sald today that a tropical storm was centred 50 miles South East of Itotto and gradually miling up,

Another depression Is de- veloping 60 miles East of Iwahlg on Palawan teland, and is expected to move West North West at 10 knots.

"The intense pressure pradient and strong to gele North Easterly winde will continue to prevall in the re- glone of Luzon Strait, Philip. pine Bea, Luzon, Northern Visayas and the Bouth China Bos," Bald the bulletin.

United Press.

Demand On Holy

Land Settlement

Paris, November 30.

Britain, sacking_complete agreement with the United States, has abandoned her demand for full United Nations endorse- ment of the Bernadotte Plan for Palestine, a British spokesman revealed today

The spokesman said the United States has also agreed to make some modifications in her position in UNO debate of a final Holy Land solution.

Police Patrols The official British delegation spokesman, however,

Enforce Ban On Tricycles

The 600 odd tricycles which have been plying for hire in General Hong Kong and Kowloon since Lin Plso has five more columns the liberation will be com- or 75,000 men available for trans- Įpletely taken off the road as fer to Hopel. These, with the from today. ave columns

China Red North

Commander Nieh Jung-chen is suppored

to have

would make the aggregate Red strength in Hopet 280,000 men.

-The British Embassy. mean while, may request the Chinese Government for informal assur-

to

indicated that achievement of Anglo-American hormony on the issue required a backdown from Britain's earlier insistonce on UN adop tion of the principles of the disputed Berna- dotte Plan.

Mr. Harold Beeley, British Foreign Office Palestine expert and acting British delegate, is unnounce the various changes in Britain's position in At five minutes to midnight, the course of the day-long patrolled Holy Land debate in the Gen- police parties of five streets in Hong Kong and on the eral Assembly's Political Com-" mainland, on the look-out

for mittee. tricycle drivers attempting to do As a result of the modifications business in spite of the offelal or both the American and British ban.

stands a resolu'lon is expected to Several tricycle drivers were be propored under which the ARCES that British and Sino- arrested on Des Voeux Road General Assembly would establish UN conciliation cominission, British owned properties and in- Central shortly after midnight, n stallations even

vehicles military and their

confiscated. The commission would be told value will not be destroyed by Other drivers, seeing this, ran to keep the Bernadoite recom- for Nationalist troops if they lie in away, leaving their cycles behind. mundations particularly the path of the Communist ad- No untoward Incidents were re-Arab-Jewish territorial exchange vance, informed Chinese quarters ported.

in mind when it tries to bring believed today.

Three petitions by the peddlers the two parties to agreement. for

The

principal territorial re- an extension of time were turned down by Government. commendation made by the late On the last occasion

was the Count Bernadotte

fer the Negev frem petitioners marched in a proces transfer

of

Reports Awaited

renched

of the

Cease-Fire For Jerusalem

Jerusalem, November 30.

Jews and Arabs today signed a cease-fire agree- ment for the Jerusalem area, and all firing stopped this morning.

The agreement was sign- ed by the Military Com- manders on both sides in the presence of representa- tives of the United Nations Truce

ter.

Commission--Heu-

sion to the office of the Secretary Inrael to the Araba in re um for

which the Jews would get cleariable But it is understood that for Chinese Affolts).

Traffic officials of the Police title to. Western Galilee, an area among other things there would Department said there would not they had taken from the Arubs (be a clause which recognises the original Palestine partition boun- be any extension. The peddlers in the Palestine war.

Under the year-old UN porti- durien as n starting point for on plan which set up a Jewish peace negotiations, are in Israel, the Jows got the Negev and the Arabs were given Western Gailles,

This will probably follow de- talled official reports from the British consulates in Felping and Tientsin-which have not yet Nanking-listing Com-

int of hardship had been complaint plaints by British businessmen at considered, but, as they had been the scorchede

earth tactles em-warned more

than six months ployed by the retreating Nation- ago, and the warning had been

resulting in damage

repeated many times in the inter- Several British and Sine-British

val, it was felt the they hod Installations, chiefly ine

famed

had ample opportunity to find Khilan Mines.

some other occupation on the ex- This policy is believed to be piration of the deadline. advocated by the U.S. army ad-

The peddlers' sald yesterday visers to prevent the Reds seizing they might make another appeal equipment of milltary value to Government to be allowed to United Press, Reuter and Asso- operate_until_after_the_Chinese clated PressT.

Now Year.

Airline Plans Cheap, Fast European Tours

troops are feported to Two have boarded vessels at the South Manchurian port of Hulutao for East China, presumably heading for the Hsuchow front or march- Ing across Southern Jehol pro-

yuan.

CAF Strafing

London, November 29.

class air travel and a family fare plan to Europe highlight the future plans of American Overscas Airlines.

After a three-week whirl-

References Stressed

The cloure- a sentence out- lines the duties of the proposed Palestine conciliation commission also would say in effect that if The British spokesman sald (the Jews want to keep Western the modifications agreed by Galilee they ah-uld concede some the American officials make trther land, probab'y a part of the possible for Britald to atreno-Negev to the Arabs. then in its proposed Palestina resolution some_references

to

the-Bernadotte-Plan.—-- The result is stilt expected to conform more with the position of the United States and other UN countries which do not want, the General Assembly to spell out terms on which the Arabs and Jews. should settle the Palcaline question.

·

The spokesman said the now British resolution would_pro». bably maka apocific reference to Count Bernadotte's pro- posal for making Halfa a fres port and Lydde a free airport.

The British carcessions are ok- pected to clear up some confusion

Political Com enveloping the

The British official said the mittee's struggle over Palestine. change in British policy followed A large bloc of UN countries talks here and in London with opposed the ori-inal British post- tion and seemed strong enough to American officials and represen- tatives of other countries paying block trafority approval of the a leading part_in_the_General British resolution,

The modifications have been Assembly debate of Palestine.

"The changes bring the United made, the spoke man said, in the "We are the only American a States and Britain to agrownent hope that this group of countries laco towards Chahar and Sul-wind trip to Europe-six days Une company certicated to or a least they bring us in sight affort to a specifte settlement on most of them opposed to UN each in Paris and London, Leningrad and Moscow, but so

|the Jewa... would and two far we have not run anyone in of complete agreement," he said.

now provide three in Stockholm

Details Not - Available days

enough votes to establish a UN each

jexcept very important people," In

Copenhagen,aid Miss Roberts.

Dealla of the modified British 'peace-cnaking machla-ry in the Frankfurt and Amsterdam--

The Constellations and Boeings plan were not immediately avail- Holy Land United Presa. pert Miss Carlene Roberts, as- Peiping-based warplanes today sistant Vice-President of AOA, "It will not be heavily bombed and strafed-Com-summed up: mualet troop concentrations and long, before a young steno cart convoys in East Jehol, caus-grapher will, be able to make ther stations and as a factor Ining numerous casualties.

the same trip. defending Canada from trans-

"We aim to make air travell- polar attack: (2) Iceland to An official despatch reported the which the United States sent Nationalists this morning, recap-ing so cheap the youngsters troops for defence reasons langtured Paolow trading centre and will not think anything of before America entered World railway terminus 320 miles West spending their summer

tion in Europe." (3) Portugal, con-of Peiping.

Miss Roberts, the only woman trolling the Azorea-vital to

The city was the second most | assistant Vice President in any of the defence of the Atlantic ap- important Inner Mongolian pro- America'a 16 airlines, belloved air proaches to United States wavince of Sulyuon taken by cavalry travel is one quick way to world secretary 11 years ago. I always tora: (4) Norway, of atratoglo Importance to the defence of and infantry which swooped on it peace.

portance both me a alte for wea.

War

Britain,

powers on

from the East.

vaca-

Ay up to 200 people s day be- tween Frankfurt and Berlin. The majority of the passengers are Gla and their familles. The bulle of the ballast is food-food for the Berilners..

Becques AQA -balloves "trans- portation precedes posco" they give annual free trips to their omployees.

The Bellish om» ployees generally and by zaslag more of America In their short vacations than most Americans themselves.

Miss Roberts started out as 'a

tell the girls to begin, that way," sho said.

Sho first became supervisor of

the

ties as window dressing for to time in agreeing on their de- Carmunist, front organisation tiled proposals, they explain- which has not' public backing.

Pinces were given on the ex-ed. However, it was expect- ecutive government to nominaled that negotiations with the representatives of ather non- United States and Canada- Communist parties, but the men due to begin at the end of this chosen all have long since been week-would be correspond- disowned by the regular organisingly speeded up. tions of the parties they prestime It is clear that the United to represent.-Associated Press.

States will insist upon two re- servations: (1) That the

Family Fare Plan United States itself must deter France opposes extending the Its recapture greatly stabilises "Fast, cheap vacations to Eu- mine whether an act of aggres-pact beyond the seven negotiating the situation in Sulyutan, home rope and America and soon we the AOA housing move from Chi- sion has taken place, such as

the grounds: First. base province of General Fu Tso will be understanding far better cago to New York and, then in would require the United States diplomatic guarantees against ag- and important food supplying the different problems of oui 1942 was titled assistant to

and understanding Is

Vico

President Sirico then to come to the assistance of the ression should not be given un source for his armies in North countries

less the signatory · nations are China,

sure way to peace," she said. laurels have come fast. Thesis Worman who looks country attacked: (2) Nothing capable of given them immediate

General Fu last night predicted

Today, she is the buret between in the Pact must conflict with and practical protection: Second- the fall of Faotow. He said two more like a fashion plate than » ADA and the Federal government. that part of the United Statesly, that the United States mili-columns were then closing in on busy, efficient administrator on Dally she tackles the hundred and constitution 'giving the United tury assistance to the signatories the city from the East.

America's biggest domestic air- one problems that, crop up be States Congress alone the power should not be dissipated over too Meanwhile, pro-Government line.. hopes that Americans tween an airline and Its govorn to declare war.

large an area.-Reûter.

reports and the Nationalists yes travelling Europe will soon ment.

"I have 'no, time for my home Officials in Washington. pointed

terday blew up the costly four-Bave the additional bonent of the out, however, that the United

FURTHER DOCK span railway bridge over the Luan family fare plan. The AOA plan and thank Heavens I am not mar- States under the proposed terms,

River. The river is the Eastern fixes it so a man can take his ried," she said.-United Press. of the pact could immediately

limit of Geheral Fu Ted-yl's rail-wife arid children on 'half-fare Uickets or if the husband cannot give "all aid short of war" to

way corridor in Hopel.

Tangshan, centre of the great fy it works the same way for the country attacked.

They said niso that it was im-

Sine-British Kailan mines, is 30 wife. Walk-out of further members of miles West of the river; and pos- The all-rouild fare to Lon- possible to imagine any situation

don in the winter season standa envisaged in the pact as requiring the Kowloon Dock drawing and sibly will be the first big Red Rainfalls | Mi, Total" "sinew "Sat, 1—the use of armed force in which clerical staff was averted yesta-objective in the coming battle for today at 115.7. Miss Robarts.

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however, would not commit Congress would not instantly sup- day when the management pro- Hopel. average of 2118,6 mm,189,ir In

mised the men a definito reply to

Thermalf me to future reductions port a declaration of war.

Pro-Government--despatches

·Readings"+nk; 195

The United States favours ns- their demand for pay increases said the Nationalists in the but friendly officiate hinted at

Tangshan area had girdled them round about £100 full sure. sociating with the pact, either within a week.

The treat inches, directly

·was evidently a selves for the attacks

The AOA employs 712 men and or Indirectly, countries which control areas of sympathy move to back up the They' ailsgad General: Lin" yomin' in Europe. Eighty-six of strategie importance to the Atton 35 striking draughtsmen who tic deferico system of the United walked out on Friday last, States and Canada. -

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